Flat Out RC

From a young age, Brian Hutchinson has been building model planes and has earned the reputation as a fine aeromodeller. Brian joins us to share his story in aeromodelling starting our with control line and moving to RC flight and has never looked back. Brian takes us through some of the notable models he has built and flown from Fairy Swordfish to Catalina's. A big contributor to the hobby scene in his local area, Brian loves all things flight and even shares some stories of a few questionable full size plane flying exploits.

The Lighter Side Of RC YouTube channel has become one of the most popular channels in aeromodelling thanks to the efforts of Jonathan Vogt. The success of the channel is due to the way in which Jonathan takes you on a journey of discovery as he builds some amazing model planes. If you love turbine jets and building them then The Lighter Side of RC is for you as there are over 350 videos to watch. We caught up with Jonathan to find out more about his aeromodelling life, the behind the scenes stories of running a successful YouTube channel and much more. A great guy that is very driven to continue to provide us with amazing RC content. Listen to the podcast and then subscribe to The Lighter Side Of RC channel!

Australian scale competition royalty joins us in this episode. Noel Whitehead has attended no less than 13 Scale model flying world championships as not only a competitor but administrator. Having a love for airforce training aircraft, Noel is renowned for his highly detailed models. We discuss Noel's history in model flying, which has been extremely extensive. A true legend of the hobby scene in Australia and a great ambassador for the scale competition flying scene. Enjoy!

We love it when we catch up with guests that have a long history in RC flying and even more so when their story crosses borders. Born in Zimbabwe and later migrating to the UK and then Australia, Ant Sisley has taken his love of aeromodelling with him no matter where he roams. A lover of all things RC, Ant not only is an accomplished fixed wing flyer but also has a passion for RC heli's as well. We find out about his flying in Zimbabwe right through to his latest passion in IMAC competition.

Aeromodellers are a passionate bunch and Mick Gunn is no exception. From riding his bike across town to fly control line planes to helping establish a new RC flying club, Mick Gunn is is a passionate aeromodeller that shows no signs of slowing down. Mick shares his story from humble beginnings in the hobby to now having a shed full of models. One of the driving forces behind the Baw Baw Radiomodelers Association, Mick shares the experience of establishing a new club.

We say all roads lead to jets but that road was built by a team of pioneering enthusiasts. Russell Eastaway is one such pioneer in the Australian RC Jet scene and a founding member of the Victorian Jet Aerosport Association. Starting out with ducted fan models and later transitioning to turbine models, Russell joins us to share his story in aeromodelling.

When it comes to competitive radio control gliding there is not a much bigger name in the scene than Phillip Kolb. Not only is he an accomplished high performer at multiple RC gliding world championships and a pioneer in GPS triangle racing, but a designer of some of the highest performing competition gliders on the market. We caught up with Philip just before he was traveling to Australia to attend some events and conduct a few talks and what a chat it was. We cover everything from his start in the hobby, how he began designing models to his approach to competition. A must listen to episode. Enjoy!

There is no bigger name in RC freestyle aerobatics than Jase "The Ace" Dussia and he joins us to catch up on his latest aeromodelling activity. Fresh from a shift in sponsor that will see him now flying for Flex Innovations, Jase shares with us his new role, update us on his own JTA Innovations range of profile foamies and much more. Not only is he one of the nicest guys in the hobby, but his talent and dedication to the hobby is unparalleled. Enjoy!!!

The closest thing to aeromodelling royalty joins us this week, fresh off being awarded the prestigious Order of Australia Medal in recognition for his services to Australian aeromodelling. Henry Hutchinson OAM has been a dedicated and consistent force in the pattern flying competition scene where he has been a contest director for over 500 events spanning more than 40 years. Henry discusses how he has been involved and why he has stayed active in the scene over such a long period of time. Henry is a true legend of the Australian aeromodelling scene and has no plans to slow down anytime soon.

We are back for 2023 and joining us first up is Tony Wilson. Tony is the club secretary at the Bairnsdale and District Model Aero Club, a club that is very proactive in running events. We discuss what Tony has been up to with his personal aeromodelling activity and then talk about what the year ahead looks like at the Bairnsdale club.